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Feb 10, 2010
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freight



Pronunciation: (frāt), [key]
—n.
1. goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
2. the ordinary conveyance or means of transport of goods provided by common carriers (distinguished from express): Shipping by freight is less expensive.
3. the charges, fee, or compensation paid for such transportation: We pay the freight.
4. (esp. in Britain) the cargo, or any part of the cargo, of a vessel; merchandise transported by water.
5. Chiefly Brit.transportation of goods by water.
6. See freight train.
7. Slang.cost or price, esp. when high: I'd like a larger house, but can't afford the freight.

—v.t.
1. to load; burden: a story heavily freighted with private meaning.
2. to load with goods or merchandise for transportation: It took all night to freight the ship.
3. to transport as freight; send by freight.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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